Welcome EAIA Members

Astragal Press welcomes members of the Early American Industries Association as direct customers of Astragal Press entitled to a 10% discount on all books published by Astragal Press. EAIA has negotiated this discount on behalf of its members to replace EAIA's discontinued Book Sales Program.

Getting a 10% discount has never been easier! Just enter your zip code or country code below and add it to your cart to get 10% off all books we publish. If you want to check which books are eligible for the discount, look for the asterisk (*) after a book title in the Book Index.

Note: After you click on the "Add to Your Shopping Cart" button below, you will be viewing your shopping cart and can confirm that the discount appears as the second bulleted point on the right hand side. When you click on "Continue Shopping" you will arrive at our catalog page. Use the links there or our Book Index to find the books you want.

[Do not use without a valid zip code or country code that corresponds to your name in EAIA records. It will cause your order to be delayed or rejected.]

What is EAIA

About three-quarters of a century ago a small group of dedicated tool collectors met to discuss their mutual interest in American made tools. The Early American Industries Association was born from that meeting. Its defined purpose is "...to encourage the study and better understanding of early American industries in the home, in the shop, on the farm, and on the sea."

Since then, the EAIA has grown into an organization with over two thousand members both in the US and abroad. Collectors, craftsmen, historians, researchers, libraries, and museums all benefit from the programs and publications of the EAIA. Through its annual meeting, its newsletter, Shavings, and quarterly journal, The Chronicle, its special publications, the Eastfield Summer Workshops, and its annual European Tool tours, EAIA works to enhance our knowledge of American industries and increase the pleasure its members derive from collecting and studying old tools and trades. The collective efforts of all the members of EAIA contribute greatly to the important body of knowledge that forms the warp and weft of the fabric of American industrial history.

Join EAIA

Membership in the EAIA is open to any person or organization sharing its interests and purposes. Benefits include:

Publications: The Chronicle, a forty-page quarterly, is well known for its original research and often groundbreaking articles. Shavings is a bi-monthly newsletter with notices of meetings, auctions and events of interest to members, as well as classified tool advertisements. The EAIA Directory not only lists members and dealers, it also includes the EAIA Yellow Pages and an extensive list of other organizations of interest to members.

Meetings: The EAIA annual meeting is a high point of the year. Usually held in conjunction with an important museum, EAIA meetings have been held in Salem, Massachusetts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Ottawa, Ontario. Meetings include tool and book sales, a tool auction, displays and the finest, most knowledgeable tool people around.

Other benefits: All members receive 10% off Astragal Press publications. In addition, EAIA members receive free admission to the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and free use of its library.

To learn more about EAIA visit its website at www.EAIAinfo.org. Here you can view a sample of The Chronicle, get information on the annual meeting and regional tool events and find out about the annual European Tool tour.

Click here to view the EAIA membership application.